Members of Williams Mullen's Immigration Practice Group advise and represent domestic and foreign clients in connection with their business and individual immigration matters. Our combined business and immigration expertise also enables our group to represent non-U.S. clients with the planning and implementation of their inbound investment activities throughout the United States.
Services
Consular Processing
Immigrant Visas and Permanent Resident Status
Immigration Compliance Matters
Inbound Investment/Business Relocations
Naturalization
Nonimmigrant Visas
Specialized Visas
Worksite Enforcement and Corporate Immigration Compliance
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Sample Representations
- Represented multinational corporations in obtaining individual L-1A and L-1B intracompany transferee visas for their manager/executive level and specialized knowledge personnel.
- Represented multinational corporations in obtaining Blanket L Approvals to enable multiple intracompany transferees to apply for their L-1 visas directly at a U.S. Consulate abroad in an expedited and cost-efficient manner.
- Represented non-U.S. corporations in obtaining new office L-1 intracompany transferee visas in connection with investments in the United States.
- Represented corporations in obtaining lawful Permanent Resident Status ("green card") for their employees through employment-based petitions.
- Represented a wide variety of clients, ranging from large multinational corporations to small businesses, in obtaining H-1B temporary worker visas.
- Represented clients in obtaining their nonimmigrant and immigrant visas abroad at U.S. Consulates around the world.
- Represented clients in obtaining E-1 Treaty Trader and E-2 Treaty Investor visas.
- Represented employers in establishing the requisite training programs for obtaining H-3 temporary trainee visas.
- Represented clients in obtaining U.S. Department of Labor certifications through the expedited reduction in recruitment method.
- Advised corporations in regard to compliance with immigration laws and the implementation of immigration compliance policies.
- Represented clients in obtaining lawful permanent resident status ("green cards") through family-based petitions.
- Represented an institution of higher education in connection with the establishment of a J-1 exchange visitor program.
- Represented clients in obtaining waivers of the 3 and 10-year bars against entry into the U.S.
- Assisted nonprofit religious organizations in obtaining religious worker status for key personnel.
- Assisted clients in obtaining U.S. citizenship.
- Represented clients, both individual and employers, in obtaining permanent resident status through the use of National Interest Waivers.
Attorneys
D. Earl Baggett IV
William J. Benos
Eliot Norman
Mitchell N. Roth
Alyson E. Stokowski
Articles
January 2007 Immigration Update: ICE Raids
February 2007 Immigration Update
New July Deadlines for Filing Greencards for Backlogged Employees
Update on July Visa Availability
USCIS Reverses Itself Again ~ Now Open for Business for Green Cards through August 17
September 2007 Immigration Update: The ICE Final Rule on Social Security No-Match Letters
Federal Court Prohibits ICE Final Rule on Social Security No-Match Letters
New Form I-9 (At Last)
New I-9 Form and H-1B April 1 Deadline
States Act in the Wake of Stalled Congressional Immigration Reforms
Contact
William J. Benos, Chair
Two James Center
1021 East Cary Street (23219)
P.O. Box 1320
Richmond, VA 23218-1320
Phone: (804) 783-6402
Fax: (804) 783-6507
bbenos@williamsmullen.com
Services
Antitrust